Ada Bakker

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Ada Bakker
Ada Bakker 1968.jpg
Full nameAda de Laive Bakker
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Born (1948-04-08) 8 April 1948 (age 77)
Singles
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1968)
Wimbledon 3R (1968, 1970, 1971)
US Open 1R (1971)
Doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1968)
Wimbledon 3R (1968)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1968)
Wimbledon 1R (1967, 1969)
Team competitions
Fed Cup SF (1969, 1974)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Tokyo Women's Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Tokyo Women's Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Turin Women's Doubles
Ada Bakker Internationale tenniskampioenschappen in Hilversum ( 't Melkhuisje ) Ada Bakker, Bestanddeelnr 923-7124.jpg
Ada Bakker

Ada Bakker (born 8 April 1948) is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. During her career Bakker played in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, namely the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Her most successful Grand Slam was Wimbledon where she reached the third round of the singles event in 1968, 1970, and 1971. [1] Her best doubles result was reaching the quarterfinal of the 1968 Australian Open. [2]

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She competed in the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo and won the women's doubles gold medal with Astrid Suurbeek. She also reached the final of the singles event which she lost to Nell Truman.

In 1969 and 1974 Bakker was a member of the Dutch Federation Cup team which reached the semifinals on both occasions. In total she played seven Federation Cup matches, all of them in doubles, of which she won five. [3]

Career finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 1968 Auckland, New ZealandGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Astrid Suurbeek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville
Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff
0–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Apr 1969 Bournemouth, EnglandHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijke Jansen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Tegart
1–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Wimbledon players archive – Ada Bakker". AELTC.
  2. "Australian Open – Results archive – Ada Bakker". Tennis Australia.
  3. "Fed Cup – Player profile – Ada Bakker". ITF. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-12-01.